Gao Mingcheng greeted the contractor and checked the building materials piled on the construction site. Not finding anything wrong, he nodded with a look of satisfaction on his face.
He called Maozi aside and prepared to look at the account book.
Maozi was well prepared and quickly took out the account book. The handwriting on the account book was not very neat and looked extremely sloppy. Some words were missing, but the accounts were listed clearly. Behind each type of building material, the purchase quantity and unit price, as well as the total price were recorded, making it clear at a glance.
Gao Mingcheng's cultural level may not be very high, but when it comes to looking at the account book, he doesn't even need to take out a calculator. He just takes a look and does the math in his mind, and the result comes out.
After finding that there was no problem with the account book, Gao Mingcheng returned the account book to Maozi, then took out his wallet and counted out two thousand yuan from it.
After looking at the account book, Gao Mingcheng realized that the money he had given to Maozi before had long been spent, and now he still owed some money for building materials.
As for the money to the contractor, that is also owed, and part of it is paid in advance, and the whole amount will be settled after the project is completed.
However, when Gao Mingcheng came from the store today, he didn't know whether Maozi had started work or not, so he had limited money on him.
He handed the two thousand yuan to Maozi and said, "When you have used up all the money, come to me with the account book and I will give you the rest."
"Okay, Brother Mingcheng." Maozi took the money and put the thick stack of money into his trouser pocket.
The house is already two meters high, and the next step is to buy prefabricated panels. In addition, we need to bring back another truckload of bricks. In short, there is a lot to do.
Maozi did not participate in the construction of the house, but he bought the building materials himself. In order to save some money, he also helped out with other tasks, such as screening river sand and mixing cement.
These jobs don't require much skill. Maozi used to work as a temporary worker on a construction site, so he knows how to do them.
Gao Mingcheng stayed here for a while, and seeing that everything was going on in an orderly manner and there was no room for him to perform, he said goodbye to Maozi and left.
Not long after he returned to the store, Gao Mingwan came over carrying a chicken.
As soon as he entered the door, Gao Mingwan smiled and said that he wanted to borrow Gao Mingcheng's kitchen to make chicken soup for Wang Xiuxiu.
He must have just bought this chicken, and it is still alive. If he wants to make chicken soup, he has to slaughter it first.
Fortunately, Gao Mingcheng had a yard, which was convenient for work. Gao Mingwan did not ask Gao Shufang and the others to help with the work, but rolled up his sleeves and started working. When he saw Gao Shufang coming over to boil water for him, he sincerely thanked Gao Shufang and Zhang Jinling.
Wang Xiuxiu had the seizure in the middle of the night. Thanks to Gao Shufang and Gao Mingli, they helped to send her to the hospital in time.
He heard from the doctor that if Wang Xiuxiu's water broke first, it would be very dangerous.
After receiving the thanks from her third brother, Gao Shufang smiled and said, "You're welcome. We are all family!"
Zhang Jinling also said that there was no need to thank her, as they were all sisters-in-law and it was only natural for them to help each other.
After Gao Mingwan thanked him, he said to Gao Mingcheng, "Brother, Xiuxiu will be able to be discharged from the hospital and go home tomorrow. She will go directly to our home to recuperate after the baby is born. I'm sorry to bother you during this period."
Gao Mingcheng also waved his hand and said, "No trouble. How long did you take off?"
Gao Mingwan threw the killed hen into a basin, then opened the thermos and poured the hot water on the hen. Only after the chicken feathers were scalded by the hot water could they be plucked.
As he started working, he said, "I've taken more than ten days off. If the transportation company isn't busy, I'll take a longer leave."
The implication is that if he is busy, he still has to go to work.
Fortunately, he asked Hu Yinchen to take care of Wang Xiuxiu, so he could feel more at ease.
After talking about this, the two brothers chatted some more. Gao Mingwan talked about his experiences outside, and then asked Gao Mingcheng about his experiences in the capital.
Gao Mingcheng picked out some things that could be said and said that he took a lot of photos and could show them to Gao Mingwan later.
When Gao Mingwan heard about the photo, his eyes lit up and he suddenly thought of something. He said hurriedly, "Brother, can I borrow your camera tomorrow? I want to take a birth photo for my daughter!"
Nowadays, it is becoming popular in photo studios to take photos of children, such as full-month photos and one-year-old photos. There are still relatively few people who take birth photos, but his second brother has a camera, so he can definitely take a photo of his baby daughter!
It’s late today and the lighting is bad, so Gao Mingwan decided to take the photos tomorrow.
Gao Mingcheng agreed to lend the camera and asked Wang Xiuxiu whether she would be discharged from the hospital tomorrow morning or afternoon.
After learning that he would be discharged from the hospital in the morning, Gao Mingcheng said that he and Xuanyuemei would also go to the hospital to visit him.
He went to the hospital today, but Xuanyuemei had to stay in the store to look after it, so she didn't go.
"Okay." Gao Mingwan agreed with a smile.
He worked quite efficiently and soon cleaned the chicken, chopped it up, and stewed it in a small pot.
As for blanching, nowadays people seldom blanch dishes, especially meat dishes!
The free-range chickens we raise at home don’t have much oil or water, but blanching them would waste the oil! Who would be willing to do that?
Moreover, this kind of local chicken can be stewed directly without any fishy smell and less blood foam.
While the chicken was stewing, Gao Mingwan looked through the photo album that Gao Mingcheng brought back from the capital. He looked at Tiananmen Square, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and the dazzling array of goods, his expression revealing longing.
This is the capital city...
Finally, his eyes stopped on the photo of the small villa.
This house already belongs to his second brother!
His second brother bought a house in the capital!
This realization immediately overwhelmed Gao Mingwan, and suddenly he discovered the gap between himself and his second brother.
He lowered his head and thought, feeling that he would have to work harder and save money in the future. If he had the chance, he also wanted to buy a house in a big city!
Gao Mingwan, who was born in a small mountain village, has broadened his horizons over the years as a driver.
The dream of my peers is to build a house in the village, get married, and have children.
Those who are a little more promising want to live in the county.
For them, they have never thought of leaving the place where they were born and raised and going to the big city outside!
His second brother has already bought a house in the capital, so will he live in the capital in the future?
Gao Mingwan thought about this question in his mind but did not ask it.
At this moment, the sound of a bicycle bell was heard. It turned out that Gao Mingli came back from get off work.
Seeing that the door to the backyard was open, he did not get out of the car, but drove directly into the yard and then stopped.
"Hey, Third Brother is back!" When Gao Mingli saw Gao Mingwan, he immediately joked: "Third Brother, you have to thank us very much. For your daughter, I didn't sleep for half the night and had to go to work during the day!"
Gao Shufang and Zhang Jinling were able to catch up on some sleep during the day, but Gao Mingli was not so lucky and could only endure it. Fortunately, he found a place to take a short nap at noon.
Gao Mingwan already knew that it was Gao Mingli who carried Wang Xiuxiu downstairs, so he was indeed very grateful to Gao Mingli. He immediately stood up, thanked Gao Mingli seriously, and said that he would treat them to a good meal when he was free.
Gao Mingli laughed and said, "Then I'll wait for your delicious food!"
"Okay!" Gao Mingwan also agreed with a smile.
The brothers get along harmoniously with each other. At first glance, they seem to be very friendly and respectful to each other, without any of the little thoughts they had in their youth.
The small pot was stewing chicken soup, and the big iron pot was also not idle, cooking a full pot of noodles.
I didn't have time to buy groceries this morning, so I couldn't cook rice. I could only cook noodles. But luckily, I had a lot of eggs and air-fried pork at home. I beat a few poached eggs and cut some air-fried pork, and the noodles cooked in this way tasted pretty good.
After the old hen was stewed, Gao Mingwan first took out the chicken meat and then used the remaining chicken soup to cook noodles.
The noodles cooked in this way are light, nutritious, and good for increasing milk production.
Speaking of milk production, Gao Mingwan decided to buy pig's feet and crucian carp for Wang Xiuxiu every day, and let Wang Xiuxiu drink a bowl of sweet wine from time to time to ensure that she has enough milk!
An old hen was not too much, but not too little either. Gao Mingwan left two chicken legs for Wang Xiuxiu and shared the rest with everyone.
Gao Mingwan hurriedly ate a bowl of noodles, then took two servings of noodles and walked to the hospital.
He borrowed a bicycle from Gao Mingli, put the lunch box of noodles in the basket in front of the bicycle, and then rode all the way there, which was much faster.
As for the tractor, this distance is not necessary.
Gao Mingwan left in a hurry, but came back quickly.
The reason he came back this time was, of course, to return Gao Mingli's bicycle and to borrow Gao Mingcheng's tractor. He had to take the bedding, clothes and other daily necessities that were left here back home.
You can't do the confinement period at someone else's home. Besides, he has his own home, and Wang Xiuxiu can relax more by staying at her own home.
When going upstairs to move things, other people also helped.
Gao Shufang said, "Third brother, my sister-in-law's bed sheets are dirty. I washed them this afternoon and are now hanging them in the yard. They are not dry yet."
Gao Mingwan hurriedly thanked him.
Gao Shufang said, "You're welcome. Although I washed the sheets, I couldn't wash the mattress. It's still wet. When you bring it back, you have to take it out and dry it in the sun."
"Okay, I understand." Gao Mingwan agreed.
With everyone's help, they took most of Wang Xiuxiu's things in one trip and put them all in the tractor's bed.
"Second brother, I will return the tractor to you after Xiuxiu is discharged from the hospital tomorrow." Before leaving, Gao Mingwan said something to Gao Mingcheng.
"Okay, the camera is at the new home. Tomorrow when Duomei and I go to the hospital to visit Xiuxiu, we will take pictures of the child." Gao Mingcheng said.
"Oh, thank you, second brother." Gao Mingwan thanked him again, and then drove the tractor back to his own home.
That night, he did not go to the hospital to accompany the patient, but instead cleaned the house inside and out.
Wang Xiuxiu has been living with Gao Mingcheng for more than a month, and he himself has been driving his car outside for a long time. The furniture in the house is covered with dust!
The next morning, Gao Shufang and Zhang Jinling were watching over the store, while Gao Mingcheng took Xuanyuemei to the hospital to visit Wang Xiuxiu and the child.
Xuanyuemei gave the child a red envelope. In fact, she felt a little sympathy for Wang Xiuxiu because she gave birth to a daughter!
My eldest sister-in-law Huang Su'e also gave birth to a daughter a few years ago, but she had already given birth to a son and was loved by Luo Xiaohua, so even if she gave birth to a daughter later, it would not be a problem.
But Wang Xiuxiu is different.
The first child was a daughter, which put a lot of pressure on Wang Xiuxiu.
Of course, the sympathy in your heart is sympathy, but you can’t say it out loud, otherwise people will think too much.
After arriving at the hospital, the child happened to be awake, so Gao Mingcheng quickly took out his camera and took a few birth photos of the child.
It is said that a newborn baby grows with the wind. He was one way yesterday and another way today.
Gao Mingcheng took a solo photo of the child, and then asked Xiao Xuxu to stand next to the child and took a photo of the brother and sister.
Finally, Wang Xiuxiu held the child, and Gao Mingwan stood beside them, and took a family photo for them.
In the picture, although Wang Xiuxiu is weak, she is in much better condition than yesterday. She is holding her child with a happy smile on her face, while Gao Mingwan, who is standing next to her, is smiling like a fool.
After taking photos of all the scenes, Gao Mingcheng put away the camera and said to Gao Mingwan and the others, "I'll give them to you after the photos are developed."
"Okay, second brother, we're not in a hurry." Gao Mingwan said quickly.
After taking the photos, everyone stayed in the ward and talked for a while, and then Gao Mingwan went to complete the discharge procedures.
Women who give birth naturally can be discharged from the hospital very soon. If you are afraid of spending money, you can give birth on the same day and be discharged and go home on the same day.
After completing the formalities, you can prepare to be discharged from the hospital and go home.
Gao Mingwan supported Wang Xiuxiu, while Hu Yinchen was responsible for holding the child.
Gao Mingcheng and Xuanyuemei helped to bring the milk powder, bottles, diapers and other things.
The tractor was parked in the yard downstairs. We put the things in the truck bed and sat in, and it could be done with one truck.
Fortunately, Gao Mingcheng installed a carport on the tractor's cargo bed, so Wang Xiuxiu, a pregnant woman, wouldn't be blown too cold by the wind when she sat here.
It was a sunny day in May, so Gao Mingcheng only needed to wear a short-sleeved shirt, but Wang Xiuxiu was fully armed, not only wearing thick clothes, but also a hat!
The child was also wrapped in a swaddle, with only a tiny face showing.
Neither the mother nor the newborn baby should be exposed to the wind.
Gao Mingwan sat on the tractor and said to Gao Mingcheng, "Second brother, second sister-in-law, we are going home first."
Gao Mingcheng and Xuanyuemei did not sit on the tractor, they were going to walk back.
"good."
After both parties said goodbye, Gao Mingcheng watched the tractor drive out of the hospital gate.
Gao Mingcheng did not rush home, but said to Xuanyuemei: "There are still three frames left on the roll. I plan to finish shooting all of them and take them to the photo studio to be developed. There is a small garden in this hospital. Let's go over there and take some photos!"
Film cameras are different from later digital cameras. You have to finish shooting a roll of film before you can take it out and send it for development.
When you go to a photo studio to take photos, it often takes several days to get them back. This is not because the process of developing photos is troublesome, but simply because you need enough time to finish shooting a roll of film.
Manyu Mei naturally agreed, so the family of three came to the small garden, found a good location, and snapped away, and all three photos were taken. (End of this chapter)
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